UDutheronomi
33 Lesi yiso-ke isibusiso uMosi, umuntu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso asitshela abantu bako-Israyeli engakafi.+ 2 Wathi kubo:
“UJehova wabuya evela eSinayi,+
Wakhanya phezu kwabo eseSeyiri.
Wakhanya ngenkazimulo yakhe esezintabeni zePharani,+
Elamatshumi ezinkulungwane zezingilosi ezingcwele,+
Esandleni sakhe sokudla kulamabutho akhe.+
7 Wasebusisa uJuda wathi:+
“Awu Jehova! Zwana ilizwi likaJuda,+
Kwangathi ungabuyisela abantu bakhe kuye.
8 KuLevi wathi:+
Waqalisa ukulwisana layo ngasemanzini aseMeribha.+
9 Indoda eyakhuluma ngoyise lonina yathi, ‘Angizange ngibananze.’
Ngitsho labafowabo ayizange ibamukele,+
Labantwabayo ayizange ibe lendaba labo,
Ngoba balilalela ilizwi lakho,
Bagcina lesivumelwano sakho.+
10 Kwangathi bangafundisa uJakhobe imithetho yakho yokwahlulela,+
Bafundise u-Israyeli uMthetho wakho.+
Kwangathi bangatshisa impepha ibe luqhatshi olumnandi kuwe,*+
Banikele leminikelo egcweleyo e-alithareni lakho.+
11 Awu Jehova! Busisa amandla akhe,
Kwangathi ungathokoziswa ngumsebenzi wezandla zakhe.
Vodloza inyawo* zalabo abasukuma bamelane laye,
Ukuze labo abamzondayo bangaphindi basukume.”
12 KuBhenjamini wathi:+
“Kwangathi othandekayo kaJehova angahlala evikelwe nguye;
Ngesikhathi emvikela ilanga lonke,
Uzahlala phakathi kwamahlombe akhe.”
13 KuJosefa wathi:+
“UJehova kabusise ilizwe lakhe,+
Ngezinto ezinhle ezivela ezulwini,
Ngamazolo kanye lamanzi avela phansi emithonjeni,+
14 Ngezinto ezinhle ezikhuliswa lilanga,
Langesivuno esihle inyanga ngayinye,+
15 Ngezinto ezinhle ezivela ezintabeni zasendulo,*+
Langezinto ezinhle ezivela emaqaqeni ami kuze kube nini lanini,
16 Ngezinto ezinhle ezisemhlabeni lalokho okugcwele kuwo,+
Kwangathi izibusiso lezi zingehlela phezu kwekhanda likaJosefa,
Phezu komqhele walowo okhethwe phakathi kwabafowabo.+
17 Udumo lwakhe lunjengolwenkunzi ezelwe kuqala,
Impondo zakhe zimpondo zenkunzi yeganga.
Uzasunduza* izizwe ngazo,
Zonke kanye kanye kuze kuyefika emikhawulweni yomhlaba.
Zingamatshumi ezinkulungwane zika-Efrayimi,+
Lezinkulungwane zikaManase.”
18 KuZebhuloni wathi:+
“Awu Zebhuloni! Thokoza nxa uphuma,
Lawe Isakhari ematendeni akho.+
19 Bazabizela abantu ezintabeni.
Banikele imihlatshelo yokulunga khonale
Ngenxa yokuthi bazathatha* inotho enengi yezilwandle,
Kanye lamagugu afihlwe etshebetshebeni.”
20 KuGadi wathi:+
“Ubusisiwe lowo oqhelisa imingcele kaGadi.+
Ulala khonapho njengesilwane,
Esilungele ukudlithiza ingalo lekhanda.
Labo abangabakhokheli babantu bazabuthana ndawonye.
Uzalwela ukulunga kukaJehova,
Lemithetho yakhe yokwahlulela esenzela u-Israyeli.”
22 KuDani wathi:+
23 KuNafithali wathi:+
“UNafithali usuthisekile ngokwamukelwa,
Ugcwele isibusiso sikaJehova.
Thatha ilizwe elisentshonalanga leliseningizimu.”
24 Ku-Asheri wathi:+
“U-Asheri ubusiswe ngamadodana.
Kwangathi angamukelwa ngabafowabo,
Kwangathi angacwilisa* inyawo zakhe emafutheni.
25 Amakhiye amagedi akho ngawensimbi lekhopha,+
Uzahlala uvikelekile kuzo zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakho.*
26 Kakho onjengoNkulunkulu weqiniso+ kaJeshuruni,+
Odabula phakathi kwamazulu ukuze akuncede,
Ogada phezu kwamayezi esebukhosini bakhe.+
27 UNkulunkulu uyisiphephelo kusukela ezinsukwini zakudala,+
Ingalo zakhe zaphakade zingaphansi kwakho,+
Uzadudula isitha phambi kwakho,+
Abesesithi, ‘Batshabalaliseni!’+
28 U-Israyeli uzahlala evikelekile,
Umthombo kaJakhobe uzahlala wodwa,
Elizweni elilamabele lewayini elitsha,+
Elizakhithika amazolo avela emkhathini.+
29 Uyathokoza wena Israyeli!+
Kambe ngubani onjengawe?+